Non-motoring > Hurricane Sandy	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: henry k	Replies: 66

New Mon 29 Oct 12 17:42   Hurricane Sandy - henry k

A bit more detail of the predicted areas that will suffer. google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy-nyc google.org/crisismap/sandy-2012 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 17:59   Hurricane Sandy - Meldrew

Friend of mine is there having disembarked a New England cruise ship. Due out today by BA - leaving Saturday on Swiss(air). Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 20:03   Hurricane Sandy - Dutchie

What was that replica Bounty doing at sea travelling from Florida? Its sank now and two crewmembers missing.The Captain can't have listened to the weather forecast or ignored it and took a change. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 20:13   Hurricane Sandy - rtj70

No idea why it was at sea. Probably sank and crew members missing. Some people take too many risks in life. Some colleagues in USA at the moment but they're not too near where this is. In an effected state but probably just heavy rain and strong winds. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 20:15   Hurricane Sandy - MD

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New Fri 2 Nov 12 14:30   Hurricane Sandy - L'escargot

>> What was that replica Bounty doing at sea travelling from Florida? Its sank now and >> two crewmembers missing.The Captain can't have listened to the weather forecast ........ If it was a true replica, the captain wouldn't have had the equipment necessary to access modern weather forecasts. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 14:39   Hurricane Sandy - rtj70

You probably know it was not a true replica. It was built for the '62 Bounty movie and was made 1.5 times bigger than the original. It also had diesel engines. So I assume the controls and other equipment would have been upgraded later. Do you really think someone would sail anything without modern coms. And they should have been aware of the weather forecast before they set out. So it's irrelevant what equipment was on the ship. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 15:02   Hurricane Sandy - L'escargot

>> You probably know it was not a true replica. Nope. I spend too much time on here and not enough reading newspapers or listening to the news. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 20:42   Hurricane Sandy - devonite

The Captain was washed ashore on a tropical Island, the Chieftain offered him a Coconut, and he replied "I`d rather have my bounty" Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 22:15   Hurricane Sandy - No FM2R

Awful joke! Definitely worthy of a scowly face. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 22:32   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

I bet the Captain got 'death by Um Bongo' after that joke. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 3 Nov 12 10:43   Hurricane Sandy - DeeW

Sailing daughter said it was 'safer' at sea ... but not this time. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 20:44   Hurricane Sandy - Meldrew

15th floor, hotel restaurant closed, went out and bought the last of of the food in some corner store, only 5 days to wait for their flight and probably not covered by BA or their own travel insurance Act of God etc! I am glad I am here and going to Cambridge for the day tomorrow! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 22:11   Hurricane Sandy - Fursty Ferret

Probably incredibly bad taste but have just put on the DVD of “The Day After Tomorrow". Although I do plead guilty to owning such a terrible film in the first place. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 22:19   Hurricane Sandy - Dog

Good film (IMO) watched it twice ... see you in New York Public Library ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 29 Oct 12 22:20   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

Its all going to be a damp squib. ] I guess, like most of the north east coast tornadoes, its going to turn right around newfoundland and head our way. Expect a lot of rain in 4 or 5 days. Last edited by: Zero on Mon 29 Oct 12 at 22:23 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 11:44   Hurricane Sandy - No FM2R

>>Its all going to be a damp squib. www.nytimes.com/ Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 11:46   Hurricane Sandy - devonite

>>Its all going to be a damp squib HA! - You are really Micheal Fish! - sussed you! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 20:12   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

>> >>Its all going to be a damp squib >> >> HA! - You are really Micheal Fish! - sussed you! Sorry. My mistake. I assumed you might have cottoned on to the subtle nuances of "damp" Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 07:18   Hurricane Sandy - Dog

Oh Sandy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtgOuBzlMM Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 08:55   Hurricane Sandy - Roger.

Apart from folk who have relatives or friends in the affected areas, why would anyone in the UK give a damn about a weather event in the USA? I'm sure the Americans follow OUR severe weather events just as avidly.................oh wait a minute, perhaps not! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 09:06   Hurricane Sandy - CGNorwich

What an extraordinarily narrow interest in the world's events you have Roger. Are you not curious about what happens beyond our shores? Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 30 Oct 12 09:14   Hurricane Sandy - Roger.

Only if it affects us. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 09:15   Hurricane Sandy - CGNorwich

How odd. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 09:19   Hurricane Sandy - Focusless

Thought it might be interesting just as an example of an extreme weather event, even if you don't feel anything for millions affected? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 09:23   Hurricane Sandy - henry k

>> Only if it affects us. >> It does of course affect us in so many ways. It could be a big list. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 19:28   Hurricane Sandy - Dutchie

Roger has a point.Non stop reporting about the hurricane in the States.I could be wrong but problaby the majority of Americans won't find the UK on the Map. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 19:32   Hurricane Sandy - CGNorwich

Even if this were to be true why would be equally blinkered and parochial be a good thing? Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 30 Oct 12 19:53   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

>> Roger has a point.Non stop reporting about the hurricane in the States.I could be wrong >> but problaby the majority of Americans won't find the UK on the Map. Possibly they don't, but thats no reason why we shouldn't know or be interested in whats happening over there. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 30 Oct 12 19:55   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

>> Only if it affects us. Roger me old mate, this may strike you a bit hard, I hate to break it to you. We don't have an empire any more. We don't control what happens in the world to our advantage. We are controlled by events elsewhere, you may not like it but thats the strength of it. You probably wont like the news we cant shut ourselves off from the rest of the world and survive on our own either. Last edited by: Zero on Tue 30 Oct 12 at 19:56 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 30 Oct 12 21:36   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

The ConEd power plant in lower east side manhattan exploding. www.youtube.com/embed/68pChI9HknE? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 01:00   Hurricane Sandy - VxFan

Just been watching Sky News. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in New York; they've got trees in the shops already. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 10:02   Hurricane Sandy - Cliff Pope

>> >> We don't have an empire any more. We don't control what happens in the world >> to our advantage. >> You mean when we had a navy and an empire we could control hurricanes worldwide? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 10:06   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

Oh yes of course. We managed to make the sun never set on the empire. Hurricanes was easy. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 12:05   Hurricane Sandy - Roger.

>> We don't have an empire any more. We don't control what happens in the world >> to our advantage. Yes, a shame it is, too! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 13:09   Hurricane Sandy - Dog

>>Yes, a shame it is, too! ;-)<< Ah, but ... the few that had all the spondulics, weren't giving any of it away to the many, and there wasn't much Social-ism about in "those days" either. Still, at least they had the workhouse to look forward to, if one was in Dire Straights. :-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 01:15   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

Roger, I'd rather be watching America being flushed away like the turd it is, than yet more Jimmy Savile/BBC guilt-trip rubbish ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 07:17   Hurricane Sandy - Dog

>>I'd rather be watching America being flushed away like the turd it is<< Amen to that, brother. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 08:51   Hurricane Sandy - commerdriver

What a sad attitude to an entire nation Reply to this message | Report message       5

New Wed 31 Oct 12 09:41   Hurricane Sandy - No FM2R

I like the US and by and large the Americans. Reply to this message | Report message       2

New Wed 31 Oct 12 10:10   Hurricane Sandy - VxFan

>> large the Americans. It's all that fast food they eat ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 09:47   Hurricane Sandy - No FM2R

Looking at these Lygonos, your comment seems harsh and uncalled for. IMO, of course. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20138994 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 10:13   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

It has been interesting to see how NY has coped, and equally interesting to see how well NY recovers, It will be pretty quick I wager, and even more interesting to compare this to Katrina and New Orleans. If one was in a charitable mood one could say that FEMA has learned and incorporated lessons from Katrina, which would to an extent be true. If one was in a less charitable mood one could say its location and political will that will ensure speedy recovery. The truth lies between. Mitt Romney has some awkward questions to answer, his announced agenda is to disband FEMA because its too Federal. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 10:17   Hurricane Sandy - commerdriver

Shouldn't work that way of course, but this will have a bigger effect on the election than any TV debates Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 12:05   Hurricane Sandy - Falkirk Bairn

Pictures I have seen today 1)Dozens of yellow cabs under 3 feet of water 2)Leisure craft of all sizes left high and dry Question Why didn't the put the boats where the yellow cabs are and the taxis where the boats are? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 12:45   Hurricane Sandy - devonite

I just heard a rumor that the U.K is sending £20 Billion in Aid, "to our Allies over the pond"! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 12:55   Hurricane Sandy - henry k

>>Mitt Romney has some awkward questions to answer, his announced agenda is to disband FEMA because its too Federal. >> >>Shouldn't work that way of course, but this will have a bigger effect on the election than any TV debates >> Romney was trying to campaign yesterday with his visit to a distribution centre. The president was going great guns. " Cut out the red tape, do all that is required!. Any problems / hold ups then Call ME!!. Transport problems delivering key items? ( implied that he would call in the military to help). Obama has all the fire power on his side. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 13:40   Hurricane Sandy - Armel Coussine

>> rather be watching America being flushed away like the turd it is, than yet more Jimmy Savile/BBC guilt-trip rubbish ;-) A bit severe about America Lygonos, but you are spot on about the Savile hand-wringing. There's a long, gossipy, well-informed and very entertaining piece in the London Review of Books, on the BBC's child abuse proclivities from the radio age to the present. But its author, Andrew O'Hagan, somehow manages to miss what I regard as the main point about the ghastly Savile, taken in like many others by the man's so-called 'zaniness', which any fool could see was a perfunctory, constructed thing. I've completed a brisk thousand-word polemic on the subject which I am tempted to post here, although if I wasn't so idle I would be doorstepping and cold-calling up and down Grub Street in the hope of getting some money for it. But I suppose putting it here wouldn't really interfere with that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 13:44   Hurricane Sandy - Focusless

>> which I am tempted to post here, although if I wasn't so idle I would be doorstepping >> and cold-calling up and down Grub Street in the hope of getting some money for it. Go on AC - you know a green thumb is priceless :) Last edited by: Focusless on Wed 31 Oct 12 at 13:45 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 13:49   Hurricane Sandy - Roger.

We pay Green Thumb to fertilise & weedkill our lawn. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 14:54   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

I can't believe I only got 1 gong for that joke considering the levels of sanctimony that can be displayed in the forum. Must try harder. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 15:15   Hurricane Sandy - commerdriver

bit late to do the "I was only joking" line I think Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 15:31   Hurricane Sandy - devonite

bit late to do the "I was only joking" line I think Nah! - never too late, tis an "approved" escape route! - and the fact he only got one gong, means that obviously more people agree with him, but he beat them to the joke! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 15:36   Hurricane Sandy - commerdriver

>> more people agree with him didn't see any thumbs up, anyway poor taste, judging by the time maybe a little tired & emotional whatever Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 17:38   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

Smiley face hints at humour. Get a sense of one. And no 'tired and emotional' for me - I'm offensive stone cold sober. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 17:43   Hurricane Sandy - commerdriver

like I said, whatever time to move on Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:24   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:31   Hurricane Sandy - John H

>> I can't believe I only got 1 gong >> How can you tell it is only 1 gong? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:35   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

Stick another on it and see what happens. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:41   Hurricane Sandy - John H

>> Stick another on it and see what happens. >> No change. It takes a few before you get the next "grumpy" stage of the drunk's red face. ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:45   Hurricane Sandy - Lygonos

I noticed - I stuck one on FF's post as an experiment and the face didn't 'evolve'! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 19:01   Hurricane Sandy - Armel Coussine

I've given you one too Lygonos. And the expression did change when I did it. Eat your heart out Zero. Er, :o} Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Nov 12 18:43   Hurricane Sandy - Zero

If you are really so keen to get one... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 31 Oct 12 19:51   Hurricane Sandy - Kevin

>A bit more detail of the predicted areas that will suffer. And who predicted it one week before it happened. video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49620990#49620990 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 14:20   Hurricane Sandy - Ambo

Today's Irish Times reports 98 dead so far, 40 in New York. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 21:16   Hurricane Sandy - henry k

News flash- NY marathon is being cancelled I am guessing that they cold not pump out a tunnel in time. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Nov 12 22:37   Hurricane Sandy - rtj70

No there's been a backlash that it was going ahead. The route was clear apparently. Reply to this message | Report message